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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13046

20 October 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 1 / 34
EUROPEAN COUNCIL
ENERGY: EU leaders seek consensus on capping of gas prices
Brussels, 19/10/2022 (Agence Europe)

At a European Council meeting in Brussels on Thursday 20 October, the 27 heads of state or government of European Union Member States will try to come to an agreement over common conclusions on EU action against soaring energy prices, despite continuing divisions over the capping of gas prices.

Unlike the informal EU summit in Prague on Friday 7 October (see EUROPE B13038A1), the EU27 now have a specific proposal from the European Commission to feed their discussion (see EUROPE B13045A1).

Contents

EUROPEAN COUNCIL
ENERGY: EU leaders seek consensus on capping of gas prices
ECONOMY: EU leaders will discuss opportunity to develop “common European solutions” to energy crisis
HOME AFFAIRS: European Council to condemn acts of sabotage and commit to strengthening security of EU’s critical infrastructure
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Ukraine, Iran and China on European Council agenda
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
ENERGY: MEPs call for common European solution to energy crisis
HUMAN RIGHTS: Ukrainian people win Sakharov Prize 2022
RUSSIA: European Parliament’s main political groups want Russia to be declared a ‘state sponsor of terrorism’
BUDGET: European Parliament increases 2023 appropriations for needs arising from war in Ukraine and energy price crisis
FUTURE OF EU: Zuzana Čaputová urges EU leaders and citizens to defend democracy and its fundamental values
GENDER EQUALITY: homophobic murder in Bratislava - MEPs denounce hatred towards LGBTQI+ community
DEMOCRACY: MEPs debate trivialisation of far right in EU amid political tensions
TRANSPORT: European Parliament adopts Ismail Ertug’s report on deployment of alternative fuel infrastructure
TRANSPORT: ‘FuelEU Maritime’, report by Jörgen Warborn adopted by European Parliament
ENVIRONMENT: pesticides, European Parliament calls on Commission to withdraw its decision to extend authorisation of toxic active substances
SECTORAL POLICIES
JUSTICE: Czech Presidency of EU Council submits proposals to unblock sensitive issues on protection of environment through criminal law
JUSTICE: Czech Presidency surveys Member States on ways to better protect vulnerable adults in EU
TRANSPORT: EU transport ministers will focus on rail transport at their next informal meeting in Prague
TRANSPORT: Czech Presidency of EU Council stresses importance of taking into account active mobility modes in framework of TEN-T
ENERGY: Netherlands will leave Energy Charter Treaty, announces Minister Rob Jetten
AGRICULTURE: Greek system for monitoring welfare of laying hens suffers from weaknesses
CLIMATE: EU signs ‘green partnership’ with Morocco ahead of COP27
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
STATE AID: European Commission endorses revised framework for research and innovation support
COMPETITION: acquisition of Real Alloy Europe by KPS cleared by European Commission, subject to conditions
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: European social partners call on EU27 to take strong measures to protect EU workers and companies from energy crisis and rising costs
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: Charles Michel reaffirms EU’s determination to work towards binding international treaty on pandemics and to strengthen WHO
NEWS BRIEFS
BELARUS: EPP Group in European Parliament calls on EU to establish diplomatic relations with Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya
ECONOMY: 9.9% inflation in euro area in September
ENERGY: record growth in wind and solar power helped EU avoid €11bn in gas imports between March and September 2022, according to report
ENERGY: NGO and business coalition calls on EU to set more ambitious energy targets for 2030
ENVIRONMENT: EEB criticises postponement of REACH review to end of 2023
FINANCE: European Parliament/EU Council provisional agreement on European long-term investment fund
MEDIA: Carol Valade and Clément di Roma win Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize
RESEARCH: European Commission unveils 49 space-related projects to receive EU support in 2021-2022
TOURISM: European Commission launches a scoreboard to help national and regional decision-makers guide their tourism policies